Apparel

Plastics Stories Help Boost Brands, Research Says

August 30, 2017

"Storied plastics" - or plastics that are collected by waste stream, sorted by material type and traced back to the original point of origin - are a good choice of material for use in packaging as companies attempt to improve their sustainability practices, research suggests.

Wal-Mart Is Buying Trendy E-Commerce Sites. The Cool Kids Are Not Having It.

August 30, 2017

Los Angeles Times

At the height of their love affair, Bridget Henry visited online clothing store ModCloth's app every day. It wasn't just the clothes with a vintage and quirky vibe that the 26-year-old liked, it was the story.

The Stuff Still Made in the USA

August 29, 2017

Bloomberg

Entire industries, from textiles to toys, have become almost extinct in the U.S. as manufacturers moved abroad in search of lower costs or got swept away by a wave of imports.

The Return of American Manufacturing Jobs: A Progress Report

August 25, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are manufacturing jobs coming back to the U.S.? For that matter, was offshoring the reason for their disappearance in the first place?

Maybe Foot Locker Should Be Afraid of Amazon Selling Nike

August 23, 2017

Fortune

Foot Locker CEO Richard Johnson seems to be living in a bit of denial.

Global Retailer Maximizes Supply Chain Performance With Improved Collaboration

August 18, 2017

Challenge: Inconvenienced by manually intensive processes, this global retailer of handbags and accessories recognized the need to transform its internal and external supply chain processes - facilitating the access of information with strategic trading partners, especially raw material suppliers. The company needed to standardize data management processes associated with material management, BOMs, costing collaboration and supplier allocation.

The Future of Retail: 2017 Edition

August 18, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What will the retail landscape look like in the very near future? And which players will be left standing?

The Last American Baseball-Glove Maker Refuses to Die

August 17, 2017

Bloomberg

This little brick factory isn't supposed to be here. It should be in the Philippines, or Vietnam, maybe China. Not here, in the heart of Texas.

Nafta 2.0: Will the Trump Administration's 'Wish List' Be Granted?

August 14, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The North American Free Trade Agreement is back on the table. Will the patient survive?

The Luxury Arms Race: Michael Kors and Coach Target Takeovers

August 8, 2017

The New York Times

The global luxury market has long been dominated by three giants, all European - LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Kering and Richemont. Now, it has two hungry American players with which to contend.

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.